• Exsuscito
This fundamental power of Mortualia requires a Kindred to craft a charm, talisman or other focal object to be given to the subject. Scarab amulets, jackal-headed votive sculptures and gold sun charms are common choices. Each object must be made specifically for the subject, using his own Vitae.
A subject who possesses a so-called waking charm made for him by a practitioner of Mortualia finds he is able to rise more easily from Torpor. For Kindred who fear the terrible visions of the deathly sleep, or those who intend to wake at a particular point in the future — perhaps to complete the last act of some far-reaching plan — this is a valuable power.
A subject who possesses a so-called waking charm made for him by a practitioner of Mortualia finds he is able to rise more easily from Torpor. For Kindred who fear the terrible visions of the deathly sleep, or those who intend to wake at a particular point in the future — perhaps to complete the last act of some far-reaching plan — this is a valuable power.
Effect
Dramatic Failure: The Libitinarius ruins the focal object before it can be completed and must start over. The Vitae spent on the ruined focal object is wasted, and the Libitinarius loses one Willpower point.
Failure: The subject enters Torpor before the necessary successes are accrued, and so this power never affects her sleep. The Vitae spent to create the focal object is wasted. She must attempt Resolve + Composure rolls as usual to awaken after each interval determined by her Humanity and Blood Potency.
Success: The subject falls into voluntary Torpor with the focal object of this power in her possession. She automatically succeeds on the next Resolve + Composure or Humanity roll she chooses to make to awaken from Torpor. If the focal object of this power is removed from her person while she lays torpid, she awakens immediately and automatically.
Exceptional Success: In addition to all the benefits of a normal success, the subject gains a bonus equal to the Libitinarian’s dots in Mortualia on any dice pools to recognize a disturbance to her torpid body. Normally this dice pool is Wits + Auspex (if the character possesses that Discipline) with a –2 penalty.
Failure: The subject enters Torpor before the necessary successes are accrued, and so this power never affects her sleep. The Vitae spent to create the focal object is wasted. She must attempt Resolve + Composure rolls as usual to awaken after each interval determined by her Humanity and Blood Potency.
Success: The subject falls into voluntary Torpor with the focal object of this power in her possession. She automatically succeeds on the next Resolve + Composure or Humanity roll she chooses to make to awaken from Torpor. If the focal object of this power is removed from her person while she lays torpid, she awakens immediately and automatically.
Exceptional Success: In addition to all the benefits of a normal success, the subject gains a bonus equal to the Libitinarian’s dots in Mortualia on any dice pools to recognize a disturbance to her torpid body. Normally this dice pool is Wits + Auspex (if the character possesses that Discipline) with a –2 penalty.
Material Components
Cost: 1 Vitae from the subject
Gestures & Ritual
Dice Pool: Intelligence + Crafts + Mortualia
Related Discipline
Effect Casting Time
Extended. To craft this power’s focal object, the Libitinarius must accumulate 15 successes and infuse one Vitae from the subject into the clay, glass or other substance used to create the object. Each roll represents one hour of work.
Level
1
Applied Restriction
Once the object has been created, it must be delivered to the subject before she next enters torpor, or its power is lost.
Once an Exsuscito charm has been used, its power is lost. A Mortician can never benefit from an Exsuscito charm he made for himself.
Once an Exsuscito charm has been used, its power is lost. A Mortician can never benefit from an Exsuscito charm he made for himself.